The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-08-07

is also my wife. The latter fact has II
connection with the former. am 'th,
man In possession She STAYS here"
Smith found that the "quit tus" wa
more difficult than he had anticipated
There was deadlock, mo man il
thi: country can force his wife to liv,
with him" said Jones; "but, Clara
you will not desert your Lawful
Then she began to cry. She was nc
heroine; only sweet and gentle and
weak woman. Never mind the conflict
OF emotions in her breast. am MOI
writing a novel, only the dry outlines Of
q commonplace law case, and the
thoughtful may imagine them. She
would not choose between them. She
could not. They were both gentlemen
and they did not distress her, nor do
they compel her to choose, for both
were fearful of the result.
She proposed going home to he1
| mothers until they had settled it.
They escorted her there and returned
to argue. Both were obstinate, but
logical and willing to concede each
others strong points. At 4 a. m. they
| were no nearer agreement than before
and Jones invited Smith to take bed
which he did
At the end of three days, spent in
argument and chess Smith resolved
upon heroic measures. HIS lawyer
moved to have the marriage to Jones
declared void from and after that date.
Jones opposed the motion. But OPP
position was not necessary. The court
refused to grant the motion, as matter
of course. No man can take advantage
of his own wrong-doing.
1t was the last case heard that day,
and when the court adjourned both
husbands sought personal interview
with the Judge. He was interested and
listened carefully His advice was
given with hesitation, but frankly and
kindly.
"Itwould defeat the object of the law
Mr.. Smith. il the party by whose fault
the complication arises could have the
second marriage set aside on motion. 1t
would work wrong to the innocent
party. 1t has been decided by the
General Term, in a similar case, that
the second party-the one who remar-
ries-cannot have the marriage set
aside. This leaves only the innocent
third party as the proper person to
make such motion If you, Mr.. Jones,
will move to have this marriage set
aside, l will grant the motion. do not
think you will succeed upon appeal,
MIR. Smith as the decisions are uniform. :"
Il will never consent" said Jones'.
at must stand until you change your
mind
But what are we to do?" asked
Smith. "She is my wife"
Eyes, she is your lawful wife. She is
also the lawful wife of Mr.. Jones. She
must remain the lawful wife of two
husbands until Mr.. Jones consents to a
dissolution of the second marriage"
but cannot she get diYorceR"
"As l understand it, she is passive in
the matter; but if she wishes to, she
cannot unless one of you give her
cause, under the statute. Nor can you,
Mr.. Smith, get divorce without q third
party coming in as correspondent.
Neither OF you gentlemen can apply for
respondent. Nor can you remarry.
You must live with one wife between
you"
Smith and Jones went back to the
house and played chess for a week.
They had become strongly attached. At
the end of the week they went down on
remained there three weeks.
When they came back Mrs. Smith
Jones returned to the house. Smith
took the back room and extension on
the second floor. Jones retained his own
rooms, and their vile kept her's-the
back parlor and extension. The soil
tary family that remained soon after
moved to Boston.
Smith had so shaken up Jones that he
forgot all his imaginary ailments. The
two men became partners in several
schemes. Fortune smiled on Smith as
if determined to more than make up
for the past. Everything he was con-
cerned in succeeded marvelOusly and
without apparent reason. Jones was
his mascot.
About year after child was born.
It was named Frank, after Mrs. Smith
Jones father.
When the child was two years old
Jones met with an accident which was
considered trifling at first, but resulted
fatally from blood poisoning. No one
him more sincerely than
Smith. except, perhaps, Mrs. Smith
Jones.
Mrs. Smith-Jones could not find the
will. 1t had been given to her TO keep
and she had accidentally lost or
destroyed it.
Dicks luck" has continued. He is
now almost as warm" aszJones was
when he married. Should fortune
withdraw her favors and his present
illness prove fatal, can anyone explain
why his widow is not entitled to dover
and Frank to inherit his property as
we'll a Jones'? He is the son of both and
each.-T. E. Wilson, in the New York
World.
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